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Factors Affecting the Number of Scientific Publications in the URAP Türkiye Ranking

URAP Türkiye Sıralamasında Bilimsel Yayın Sayısını Etkileyen Faktörler

M. Mithat Uner(ATILIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-1802-2553
Tolga Umay(ATILIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ)0009-0005-4592-8210
Özge Çamalan(ATILIM ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İŞLETME FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-7196-8882
Pages
189–201
Publication Date
2026-03-09
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The results show that R&D expenditures have the strongest effect in all categories, and the number of doctoral students and academicians also significantly increase publication performance.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the factors affecting international scientific publication performance in Türkiye using panel data analysis method.
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Key Findings & Data:Using data from 18 universities ranked in the 2024-2025 University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) for the period 2011-2023, the effects of R&D expenditures, economic growth, number of doctoral students, number of academicians, and publication incentives on articles published in different quality categories of journals (first-second quartile and third-fourth quartile) were analyzed.
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🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2024-2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Uluslararası Bilimsel Yayınlar · Panel Veri Analizi · Ar-Ge Harcamaları

Abstract

This study examines the factors affecting international scientific publication performance in Türkiye using panel data analysis method. Using data from 18 universities ranked in the 2024-2025 University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) for the period 2011-2023, the effects of R&D expenditures, economic growth, number of doctoral students, number of academicians, and publication incentives on articles published in different quality categories of journals (first-second quartile and third-fourth quartile) were analyzed. The results show that R&D expenditures have the strongest effect in all categories, and the number of doctoral students and academicians also significantly increase publication performance. Publication incentives were found to have a positive effect on third-fourth quartile journals, but a negative effect on first-second quartile journals.

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Bu çalışma, Türkiye’deki uluslararası bilimsel yayın performansını etkileyen faktörleri panel veri analizi yöntemiyle incelemektedir. 2024-2025 University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) sıralamasında yer alan 18 üniversitenin 2011-2023 dönemine ait verileri kullanılarak, Ar-Ge harcamaları, ekonomik büyüme, doktora öğrenci sayısı, akademisyen sayısı ve yayın teşviklerinin farklı kalite kategorilerindeki dergilerde (birinci-ikinci çeyreklik ve üçüncü-dördüncü çeyreklik) yayımlanan makaleler üzerindeki etkileri analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, Ar-Ge harcamalarının tüm kategorilerde en güçlü etkiye sahip olduğunu, doktora öğrenci ve akademisyen sayısının da yayın performansını önemli ölçüde artırdığını göstermektedir. Yayın teşviklerinin üçüncü-dördüncü çeyreklik dergilerde pozitif etkiye sahip olduğu, ancak birinci-ikinci çeyreklik dergilerde olumsuz etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

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Uner, M. M., Umay, T., Çamalan, Ö. (2026). Factors Affecting the Number of Scientific Publications in the URAP Türkiye Ranking. Yükseköğretim Dergisi, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1, 189–201. https://doi.org/10.53478/yuksekogretim.1659724

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